Jury Pool Profile

Wheatland County, Montana

Republican +58 (2024)

Population: 2,049
Median household income: $47,054
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,960 95.7%
Black or African American alone 27 1.3%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 44 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 18 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 55 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.3

Under 18 448 21.9%
18–24 100 4.9%
25–44 428 20.9%
45–64 481 23.5%
65 and over 592 28.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +0.99 pp vs. state
County GDP: $107.4M; 0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,277
Establishments: 104

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 112 19.2%
Natural resources & mining 87 14.9%
Public administration 82 14.0%
Education & health services 72 12.3%
Manufacturing 43 7.4%
Leisure & hospitality 38 6.5%
Professional & business services 28 4.8%
Financial activities 24 4.1%
Construction 21 3.6%
Unclassified 8 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.2%
Median gross rent: $741
Owner-occupied: 659
Renter-occupied: 206

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,086 votes cast

Republican 843 77.6%
Democratic 209 19.2%
Other / third-party 34 3.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

German 56 2.8%
Other 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 865
Family households: 572; 66.1% of households
Married w/ children: 479
Single-mother households: 40
Veterans: 162; 10.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 707 34.2%
Catholic 349 16.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 211 10.2%
Mainline Protestant 151 7.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 82.3%
With a disability: 11.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 14th Judicial District Court
Judges: 1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 courts.mt.gov; counts cross-checked against MCA § 3-5-102 statutory allocations. Several single-judge rural districts (5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd) carry one District Court judgeship each.)
Court seats: Harlowton, Roundup, Ryegate, White Sulphur Springs

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023